Department of Revenue Services
State of Connecticut
25 Sigourney Street
Form AU-477
Hartford CT 06106-5032
Aircraft Owner or Operator Declaration
(Rev. 01/02)
Motor Vehicle Fuels Tax Exemption
Statutory Authority: Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-458(a)(3)(K)
1.
I am over eighteen years of age.
2.
I am purchasing fuel that will be used exclusively for aviation purposes . For purposes of this
declaration, aviation purposes means for the purpose of powering an aircraft or an aircraft engine.
(Aircraft, as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-34(5), includes all power-driven heavier than air
fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft.)
Blanket Certificate
I am purchasing ______ gallons of fuel from _________________________.
Name of Distributor
3.
I am the owner or operator of the aircraft or aircraft engine for which this fuel is being purchased.
The aircraft or aircraft engine is: (include the make, model, year, and registration number):
4.
The fuel is being delivered, upon sale, to a tank in which fuel is kept exclusively for aviation
purposes.
5.
The owner of the aircraft is:
an individual
a corporation
another entity.
If the owner of the aircraft is a corporation or another entity, please enter the legal name of the
corporation or entity: ________________________________.
Declaration: I declare under penalty of law that I have examined this declaration (including any
accompanying schedules and statements) and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, complete,
and correct. I understand that the penalty for willfully delivering a false declaration to DRS is a fine of
not more than $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. The declaration of a paid
preparer other than the taxpayer is based on all information of which the preparer has any knowledge.
Signature: ____________________________ Print Name: ________________________________
(Signature of Aircraft Owner/Operator)
Title: _________________________________ Date: _____________________________________
Provide this declaration to the distributor and retain a copy for your records.